I'd love to make dd2 a quilt for her birthday, but have never made one before. I would like to make it from stash, not a combo of a few fabrics that coordinate but more likely a multitude of random fabrics. Has anyone made a quilt of all squares before? Is it easyish? Anything that could go terribly wrong? Do I need a quilting ruler?

Whatever you do don't try cutting out single squares and stitching them together, that way lies madness...
Strip piecing (either as per the tut or with more fabrics /longer strips depending on the size of your scraps) and working in blocks that can then be joined is much better.

I've spent hours pinning ideas & reading tutorials. I have a 1E5 book that I've sketched designs I've found that I like (and I've coloured them in to help me remember the blocks etc). There are dozens of designs I can't wait to make (I just need the time!)

I found the switch to making quilts very addictive, you have been warned!

Leanne
Mum to 3 beautiful children Small and Large pocket patterns available, for a small donation to Unicef. DIY kits also available for $5 each with free pattern. PM or email me for more info...

I've made my first quilt front over the past week, am absolutely addicted now
I finally found my library card (at the library ) and issued a stack of quilting books. It would seem there are library staff who are quilters, cos they sure have a lot of quilting books, even modern ones I used the books as an excuse to check on my neighbour who was recently widowed, and we drank coffee while looking through the books before I decided on a pattern.
All of the fabric is from stash One fabric I've had for years after buying it in a Spotlight sale, and the other my MIL gave me from her fabric cupboard a few years ago. The back will be part of a sheet that was mine as a child and is now used on my girls' beds, and the binding is grey quilting fabric.
This morning I went into Napier to buy batting (got enough for 2 quilts this size, 107 by 146cm) and some quilting pins. I remember my mum using long pins, but these days they have curved safety pins, what a brilliant invention!